The first Episode for 2026 of Data Chat - The Construction Data & Analytics Podcast - will be out at the end of this week.Our CEO Iain Curtis is joined on the show by 2 guests:

⁠James Garner⁠ and ⁠Yoshi Fabyan Soorna from Gleeds.

⁠⁠James is Head of Data & AI whilst Yoshi is an Associate Director for Data & AI.ck⁠ from Gleeds.

This episode includes discussions on the following main subjects:

· Data as an Asset

·  Data Strategy - What is it?

·  Legacy Data vs Starting Anew

·  Data as a Cultural Challenge

·  The "Excel Dilemma"

·  AI Limitations and Risks

·  Practical AI Applications

·  Future Trends (Intelliware and AI Agents)

·  Industry Adoption and Training